What the hell is going on right now? And why is it happening like this? At Wired, we're obsessed with getting to the bottom of those questions, and maybe you are too. I'm Katie Drummond, the global editorial director of Wired, and I'm hosting our new podcast series, The Big Interview. Each week, I'll sit down with some of the most interesting, provocative, and influential people who are shaping our right now.

Listen to the big interview right now in the same place you find Wyard's Uncanny Valley podcast.

It's early days for the ceasefire in Gaza.

The head of one humanitarian aid group says there has been some progress.

Pressure has to be continued.

We can't lift foot off the pedal.

I'm pushing to ensure that enough aid is going in.

I'm Marco Werman.

And I'm Carolyn Beeler.

We'll also hear about deadly clashes along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

We are the crossroads between escalation and a war that could become problematic, not just for the two countries,

but also for the region. Plus, a company in a landlocked state, takes aim at ocean plastic.

Recycling's never going to be super lucrative. It is more of a public service.

And hear from the reporter who tracked down one of the most wanted men in Europe.

Once you show him in the streets of Moscow, they can no longer say, oh, we don't know where he is.

All that and more today, here on the world.

This is The World. I'm Carolyn Beeler.

And I'm Marco Wurman. Thank you for joining us today. The ceasefire in Gaza is holding up mostly.

There are already questions, though, about one of the early requirements in the U.S.

Brokered Peace Plan, the flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. It's supposed to be

surging right now. But it's not, according to Christian Cardin, spokesperson for the International

Committee of the Red Cross. The answer is no, not yet. The shift has not yet happened. We are

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